HELSINKI: Finnish tax administration said that nearly 80 percent of fraud reports now registered online, after introducing the online whistle blower services. Tax official said this year conscientious members of the public have turned in 2,200 tips about suspected tax evasion.
Earlier in 2014 tax officials received some 3,500 reports for the entire year. Audit manager Heimo Säkkinen has speculated that the number of tips will exceed last year’s total. He said that “During this year the number of tips has doubled compared to last year”. Informants flag income data cover-ups Tax officials attribute the flood of misdemeanor information to the ease and effortlessness of making online fraud reports.
Säkkinen observed that “Nowadays it’s a much easier option than paying a visit to the tax office, writing a letter or making a call. Nearly 40 percent of the online tip-offs we’ve received have come outside official hours of business, during the evenings or on weekends”. Majority of informants wanted to report cases of suspected concealment of rental or wage income. Majority of informants wanted to report cases of suspected concealment of rental or wage income. He added that” many tips also come in about a failure to comply with the requirement to issue receipts, and also in cases where companies don’t record sales as revenue”.
